Selected graphic design books for you to explore:
The Elements of Graphic Design: Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type by The author, a veteran designer and educator, has assembled information and examples in his exploration of what makes visual design stunning and easy to read. Discover his four elements of graphic design, including how to: define and reveal dominant images, words, and concepts; use scale, color, and position to guide the viewer through levels of importance; employ white space as a significant component of design and not merely as background; and use display and text type for maximum comprehension and value to the reader.
Graphic Design: A New History by This new look at the history of graphic design explores its evolution from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the book illuminates the relationship between design and manufacturing, as well as the influence of technology, social change, and commercial forces on the course of design history.
Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers by Although the term was not coined until the 1920s, graphic design existed long before that. This volume is a vibrant mix of beautifully crafted printed ephemera from the past. Offering a visual journey through the pre-history of graphic design, it charts the printer's progress from jobbing tradesman to artistic printer.
Graphic Design, Referenced by Graphic Design, Referenced is a visual and informational guide to the most commonly referenced terms, historical moments, landmark projects, and influential practitioners in the field of graphic design.
Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Offers hundreds of full-color images supported by the latest information, including a new chapter on modern type design. With more than 1,000 illustrations, lucid text, and interpretive captions, this Fourth Edition reveals as saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.
The Story of Graphic Design by This illustrated history begins with the origins of the alphabet and carries the reader through the first handwritten books, the invention of printing in the Renaissance, the explosion of graphic styles (and printed media) in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the impact of digital technology on design today. This work explores the evolution of styles under the pressure of social, cultural, and technological change.
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers by (Credo eBook) Find information about typographers, journals, movements and styles, organizations and schools, printers and private presses, art directors, technological advances, design studios, graphic illustrators, and poster artists from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. More than 550 illustrations and a chronological chart outline the relationship between movements, technology, and individual designers.650 E Parkway S, Memphis, TN 38117 · (901) 321-3432